He's still on the team. Dansby and Burnett were cut immediately.

He's still on the team. Dansby and Burnett were cut immediately.

Boy, I sure hope this isn't the case, UNLESS, Tavon Austin is in their plans & even then I would hate to see Bess go.

Why do Miami fans love Bess so much, but yet say Gibson is nothing? Bess is slow & has a small YAC. I like Bess, but it may be time to move on & get bigger at the No. 3 spot.

I sure hope we don't see Gibson going deep any this year. It was a surprise to see Bess running some deep routes against faster cornerbacks. Not sure what the coaches were thinking.

Not addressing your comment, just using it for mine. Why do Miami fans love Bess so much, but yet say Gibson is nothing? Bess is slow & has a small YAC. I like Bess, but it may be time to move on & get bigger at the No. 3 spot.

Remember Camarillo?

Remember Camarillo?

Miami really had no one to go deep last year. Hartline has good speed, but he still does not scare teams deep.

That situation has been addressed with Mike Wallace and I do expect the Phins to still take a WR in the draft. If the Dolphins do trade Bess or release him, then I think Tavon Austin is back in play.

I hear you. He's like some legend to Miami fans for some reason.

Two: There has been speculation (including by me) that the addition of Mike Wallace, Brandon Gibson and re-signing of Brian Hartline made the situation look grim for Davone Bess. Understand that Miami signed two inside linebackers (Dannell Ellerbe and Phillip Wheeler) the first two days of free agency and got rid of two (Karlos Dansby and Kevin Burnett) as a result.

So it seems logical when guys come, somebody's got to go.

That's not necessarily how the Dolphins see it. They have no plans to cut him, I'm told. Yes, if some team blows Miami away on a trade, then Bess, like most of the players on the roster is available, but the likelihood of that is not very high.

At this point the plan is to let Miami's receivers compete for playing time. Bess, who finished the 2012 season on injured reserve, is expected to be part of that competition.

By the way, Dolphins fans have to get away from the idea that a team needs only three good wide receivers. The Dolphins currently have four receivers who have started games in the NFL and produced. That is a good thing

According to the Miami Herald's Armando Salguero, Davone Bess' roster spot isn't in immediate danger.
Per Salguero, the Dolphins' current plan is to let Bess duke it out with Brandon Gibson for No. 3 receiver duties in camp. They're redundant talents, and Miami isn't going to cut Gibson, so it still seems more likely than not Bess is somewhere else come Week 1.

MDolfan: Those were wicked highlights on Austin!! I sure hope Miami finds a way to get this kid, talk about explosive.

I don't think Bess leaving the Dolphins will be anything like when Wes Welker left. It would be more like when Camarillo left, showing just how far we have to go to catch up to the level of other teams.

Bess is better than you think

Possible targets could include Emmanuel Sanders, a restricted free agent with the Pittsburgh Steelers, and Miami’s Davone Bess. Acquiring Sanders would require signing him to an offer sheet. The Steelers would have seven days to match the offer or lose him to the Colts and receive a third-round draft pick as compensation.

Adding Bess would involve a trade with the Dolphins. He’s under contract for 2013 with a base salary of $2.6 million.

Dolphins coach Joe Philbin indicated that Davone Bess will be competing for a roster spot in training camp.
Bess will have a non-guaranteed $2.63 million salary working against him as he competes with players due far less money. Philbin lumped Bess in with "10-12 receivers" the Dolphins plan to bring to camp, competing for jobs. It's quite possible Bess will be on the trade block leading up to April's draft.

Unless they draft a receiver in the first couple of rounds, I think Bess will be hard to beat. What's working against him is his salary since we just signed to high priced receivers in Free Agency. I think Bess is worth the money.